Why should non-verbal and autistic children wear their diagnoses out loud just so people can choose to be nice to them?
This whole blue pumpkin thing is only necessary because people can be such huge jerks to kids with special needs.
My kids will be carrying regular old buckets like they do every year. When our neighbors answer their doors, they will find a little redheaded velociraptor staring back at them. He will be smiling over his orange bucket, hoping for a piece of candy. Maybe he will say trick or treat. Maybe he won’t. They will know exactly why he is there whether he is able to muster up the phrase or not.
More importantly, why should he have to carry a big blue declaration of his neurodiversity for them to just smile, tell him he’s a big scary dinosaur, and toss him a peanut butter cup or a little glow stick? If you are participating in Halloween by handing out candy, I think you should just be kind to every kid who politely graces your doorstep. It’s only important for strangers to know my son’s history if they want to pat themselves on the back for being nice to the autistic kid. It isn’t necessary for anyone to know that he’s autistic if their plan is just to be kind and have fun with every kid who rings the bell.
Be nice to all the kids. Give candy to any kid at your door. Don’t demand that they say trick or treat, blue pumpkin or not. You don’t actually need to know why they didn’t say it. Maybe they can’t. They might be shy, and they just don’t want to. Maybe they’ve done it 10 times in a row, but they don’t like your face.Most kids are doing their best. Halloween is A LOT for kids who are a little different. It can be overwhelming.
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